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Salty hasn't hit .250 since 2008. The Red Sox also have a lot less leverage now that Napoli is there. The good news is he doesn't have a big price tag. If the White Sox can swipe one of their best prospects, I am all up for it, otherwise no.

Salty hasn't hit .250 since 2008. The Red Sox also have a lot less leverage now that Napoli is there. The good news is he doesn't have a big price tag. If the White Sox can swipe one of their best prospects, I am all up for it, otherwise no.

Isn't the Red Sox's system pretty barren, though? I mean, I'd have to imagine that they're going to hang on to what remains of their top prospects for dear life.

Salty hasn't hit .250 since 2008. The Red Sox also have a lot less leverage now that Napoli is there. The good news is he doesn't have a big price tag. If the White Sox can swipe one of their best prospects, I am all up for it, otherwise no.

Napoli was signed to play 1B, not Catch. That's why this rumor is pure bull****.

Isn't the Red Sox's system pretty barren, though? I mean, I'd have to imagine that they're going to hang on to what remains of their top prospects for dear life.

They did pay quite a bit to get Adrian Gonzalez. They did get Ruddy De La Rosa from the Dodgers as part of that deal with the Dodgers. They also did call up a bunch of their guys after that big trade, so yes the system has really dried up over the last two years.